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Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Variable Interest Entities (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Policies  
Variable Interest Entities

Variable Interest Entities

 

The Partnership consolidates any variable interest entities in which the Partnership holds a variable interest and is the primary beneficiary. Generally, a variable interest entity, or VIE, is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about an entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is generally the entity that has (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

 

In determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Partnership considers qualitative and quantitative factors, including, but not limited to: which activities most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and which party controls such activities; the amount and characteristics of the Partnership’s investment; the obligation or likelihood for the Partnership or other investors to provide financial support; and the similarity with and significance to the business activities of the Partnership and the other investors.  Significant judgments related to these determinations include estimates about the current and future fair values and performance of real estate held by these VIEs and general market conditions.

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Partnership held variable interests in zero and one VIE, for which the Partnership was not the primary beneficiary.  The Partnership has concluded, based on its qualitative consideration of the partnership agreement, the partnership structure and the role of the general partner in the Local Limited Partnership, that the general partner of the Local Limited Partnership is the primary beneficiary of the respective Local Limited Partnership. In making this determination, the Partnership considered the following factors:

 

·         the general partner conducts and manages the business of the Local Limited Partnership;

·         the general partner has the responsibility for and sole discretion over selecting a property management agent for the Local Limited Partnership's underlying real estate properties;

·         the general partner is responsible for approving operating and capital budgets for the properties owned by the Local Limited Partnership;

·         the general partner is obligated to fund any recourse obligations of the Local Limited Partnership;

·         the general partner is authorized to borrow funds on behalf of the Local Limited Partnership; and

·         the Partnership, as a limited partner in the Local Limited Partnership, does not have the ability to direct or otherwise significantly influence the activities of the Local Limited Partnership that most significantly impact such entity's economic performance.

 

The VIE at December 31, 2013 consisted of a Local Limited Partnership that was directly engaged in the ownership and management of one apartment property with a total of 126 units.  The Partnership is involved with the VIE as a non-controlling limited partner equity holder. The Partnership’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the unconsolidated VIE is limited to the Partnership’s recorded investments in and receivables from the VIE, which were approximately $0 and $1,416,000 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The Partnership may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Partnership voluntarily provides in the future.